a J afternoon...

This afternoon we took J to a place called THE TRACK. MG stayed with Grammy at the condo and we went out on a "date" with our little man. We have not been able to do anything like that since MG arrived.

The place was deserted upon first glance. We were certain they were closed...not a soul in sight. I found two guys in Hawaiian shirts (who I later learned were employees) and they pointed us in the right direction. I am not kidding when I say there were TWO other families in this entire park. No waiting in lines for us today!

The three of us had a great time doing big boy stuff: riding go carts, a kiddy ferris wheel, a kiddy train, bumper boats, an airplane ride and arcade games. The Ferris Wheel was a little too loud and he made sure Hawaiian shirt boy knew it. J screamed at him the entire ride..."I want to get off, it's TOOOOOOOOOO LOUD". repeat. repeat. repeat. He finally got the picture and let him off. We topped off the afternoon with a good ole game of miniature golf. Daddy tried to work on J's form but gave up after a little protest. 4.5 year olds don't need any help, ya know? We didn't keep score but we're certain J won. ;-)

We were headed for ice cream to complete our "date" when we found J fast asleep in his car seat. It was late afternoon so we let him power nap and headed home to pick up Grammy and MG. Then it was off again for an all-American dinner at a cute little place called Pickles in Seaside. Little man thought that name was toooo funny. Pickles. Can't you just hear him saying that in his silly voice followed by that crazy 4 yr old laughter? Good times, my friends, good times!